Shimla, Oct. 29 -- Himachal Pradesh government said that it will frame and notify eco-regulation guidelines within three months to cap the maximum daily tourist capacity and limiting horse operations per day at the ecologically sensitive Kufri-Mahasu Peak near Shimla to ensure sustainable tourism and environmental protection in the area.

This decision, informed by the government before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) during the hearing of the petition raising an issue of unscientific management and control of horses/ponies plying in Kufri and regulation of the tourist activities to prevent damage to the natural vegetation, local ecology and environment, is intended to combat pollution from horse dung and promote sustainable tourism.

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